What is dwarfism

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A few days ago, I met my primary school classmate in the hospital. She cried and told me that her daughter had dwarfism. She was 65 cm tall and weighed 15 Jin. She had been taking calcium tablets all the time, but nothing had changed. Now she is more and more worried. Today, let me tell you what dwarfism is.

What is dwarfism

First: dwarfism due to a variety of reasons for the lack of growth hormone secretion caused by physical retardation. The etiology of dwarfism can be attributed to both congenital and acquired factors. Congenital factors mostly affect the growth and development of the fetus due to the deficiency of parents' essence and blood. Most of them are related to heredity, and the general intelligence development is normal.

Second, the etiology of primordial dwarfism is still unclear. The growth hormone of the child is normal, and the development is delayed from the fetal period. Therefore, the baby's physique is very small at birth, and the baby shows dwarfism. Normal intelligence. Some cases were accompanied by other malformations, such as abnormal changes of head, eye, ear, neck and heart.

Third: dwarfism is a genetic disease, which is characterized by short stature, growth retardation compared with their peers, and inhibition of growth hormone secretion. Dwarfism can be divided into pituitary dwarfism, cretinism and cartilage development disorder. According to the different types, there will be different symptoms.

matters needing attention

Although dwarfism can't be completely cured, we can treat it through postnatal efforts. At the same time, we should pay special attention to nutrition balance. However, we can't take a lot of supplements because of short height, because it may contain hormones, which may stimulate children's early development and maturity, resulting in short stature.